Ink bottle or ink stand



Sept. 28, 1937. H. A. JEWETT INK BOTTLE OR INK STAND Filed 0.01:. 21, 1935 v INVENTOR. JZZraZd Alden (Ewell:

ATTORNEY .Patented Sept. as, ice? 2,094,539

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE INK BOTTLE R INK STAND Harold Alden Jewett, Hobokcn, N. J.

Application October 21, 1935, Serial No. 46,031 6 Claims. (Cl. 120-69) This invention relates to an improvement in ence being had to the accompanying drawing, in ink bottles or ink stands, and particularly to which:

means for facilitating and rendering easier and Fig. 1 is a sectional view through an open ink more cleanly the operation of filling fountain pens bottle embodying my invention and showing a therefrom, fountain pen supported thereon for a filling 5 Much of the ink used at the present time is operation. sold in small or medium sized bottles. The oper- Fig. 2 is a section taken at rihgt angles to tha ation of filling a fountain pen or dipping a pen shown in Fig. 1 and on line 22 thereof. of the quill type into the ink, without having F g. 3 is a sectional plan view on line 3-3 of the barrel or grip portion thereof become cov- Fig. 1.

ered with ink, is very difficult. It is almost im- Fig. 4 is a view of the ink bottle as shown in possible to accurately determine the height of a Fig. 1 with the cover cap app column of ink within a bottle and to place a pen While it is to be understood that my invention within" the neck of a bottle, to a sufficient depth may be embodied in an ink bottle or ink stand to immerse only the point, without the barrel of any type, I have herein shown it applied to 15 or grip portion of the pens becoming coated with a bottle l of that type having an upstanding ink. The usual result is that the pen either does mouth or neck portion 2 and provided with a not receive a proper supply of ink or else it is p ition 3 disposed partly Within the bo y P immersed to the extent of coating the barrel or tion and partly within the neck portion and formgrip portion with ink, involving the necessity of mg a rese v l i in the region of the neck 2 wiping off the surplus ink after each dipping or portion to h a Charge of n Separate from filling, the main body of ink contained within the bottle For the purpose of overcoming this Objection body. lhe neck 2 is shown as externally threaded as far as possible and. to enable the pen to be more t0 receive a threaded Closure p 5, which may easily dipped into the ink when the bottle is be d of any su ta form d mat a Th 25 only partly filled, in}; b ttl h b d i d construction is such that when this cap is applied in which a supplementary well or reservoir is proo Seal the neck of the bottle the bottle may b vided in the region of the neck of the bottle, tipped Over inverted so as to pp y ink from which well or reservoir is adapted to be filled from the main ge in the bottle body to the well,

the bottle body by tipping or inverting the bottle f th s ppl of ink therefrom t t f u tain 30 while the cover is applied. This construction of P Surface 01? a D of the quill yp Combottle with a supplementary reservoir or well, monly the partition 3 divides the neck into a, however, only partly overcomes the objection to passage 6 communica W the a n reserprior structures, inasmuch as it does not give V0i1TiI1theb0tt1eb0dYa-nd apassage M ommunisupport to the pen during the filling operation, eating with the well and has a plane-surfaced 35 so that the filling operation is an awkward and upp edge which t m ates below the plane of inconvenient one, and inasmuch as it is impossithe inner edge of the neck to form between it ble, also, with the well construction to entirely and the applied cap a flow channel for supply of avoid the getting of surplus ink upon the barrel the ink frOm t bottle y ug the passage 40 or grip portion of the pen. 6 to the passage to in charging the well 4. Such 4.0

The Object of my invention i t provide a construction of bottle as that so far described means, ef bl in the fonn f a Support upon is one of commercial type, designed for the purha pose of enabling a fountain pen to be more the neck of a bottle of that type vmg Sup easily and conveniently filled, but this is open to plementary reservoir or well of the character described, whereby the pen may be sustained during gi ls;2 11f; fgfig gfrfxfy ggifig 45 the filling operation and limited in its dipping or provide for use upon the neck 2 a subport to movement as to render fiumg operatlon sustain a pen holder with its pen point in proper an easier and more convenient one and at the operative position to be dipped to a maximum 0 same time efiectuany prevent any soiling of the extent into the well. This support comprises a 50 barrel grip Portion of the bar! 91 with Surplus pair of side members or supporting bars l and 8 ink. having their supper surfaces located in a hori- The invention consists of the features of con- Zontal plane flush ith th rim s rfac of th St t combinatiOn and arrangement of P neck 2. In practice, the side member or bar l may hereinafter fully descri and l m re erconstitute an integral upward continuation of or 55 extension from the partition 3 and, therefore, be located in the plane of the vertical portion thereof, while the side member or bar 8 is disposed in the passage 8a, the said side members I and 8 being spaced apart a distance suflicient to admit of the downward insertion of the pen point between them while coacting with a stop portion on or adjacent to the end of the pen holder or barrel to support the pen in position and to limit its downward movement into the passage 8a of the well portion of the bottle neck. In the present instance, a type of fountain pen 9 is shown having a reduced forward end portion II) which receives the staff of the pen proper II and above which the holder or barrel is provided with an enlargement l2 forming a stop or abutment, but the support may be used to sustain any other type of fountain pen or quill pen holder. With this illustrated construction of pen holder the pen II and end ll) of the pen barrel may be inserted downwardly through the space between the members 1 and 8 of the pen support until the part I 2 is brought to rest upon the upper surfaces thereof, whereby further downward movement of the pen holder into the bottle is prevented. When the pen holder is so arranged it will be supported in position and in predetermined relation to the well in the bottle and with the pen ll immersed to the proper extent in the ink in the well, thus avoiding the necessity of the operator supporting the pen during the filling operation or gaging its extent of projection into the bottle, so that by means of the support the pen to be filled or dipped may be held more easily and conveniently in'position without trouble or care on the part of the operator. At the same time, as the support limits the depth of projection of the pen into the well and holds the barrel above the level of the ink therein, any liability of the barrel itself becoming coated with ink is avoided while a full depth of immersion of the pen in the ink is ensured to secure a proper and reliable filling or pen coating action.

In practice, the support may be formed and applied to the bottle in any desired manner. It is preferred, however, to mold it as shown as an integral part of the bottle and of glass or of the same substance of which the bottle is molded or otherwise formed. As the only points of contact between the pen body and bottle are formed by the upper surfaces of the supporting members I and 8, which are located at a relatively high point above the level of the ink in both the bottle body and well, little liability exists of any ink finding its way upward to the support and being transferred therefrom to the barrel or grip portion of the pen holder. In order to reduce this liability to a minimum degree, the side bars or members I and 8 of the support are preferably serrated, notched or fluted to form saw toothed or attenuated supporting tines or surfaces IS on the points of which the pen is supported, thus materially reducing the contact area and liability of transfer of ink from the bottle to the pen holder. These saw toothed supporting surfaces also act to prevent the pen from slipping while being supported. In the structure disclosed also the spaces or openings between the teeth or tines of the member 1 form ducts for the flow of ink from passage 6 to passage 6a in a well filling operation, as will be readily understood. I

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the construction and mode of use of my improved pen support for ink bottles, ink stands and the like will be readily understood, and it will be seen that a support of this character is provided which is adapted to eflectually perform its intended functions and to enable a pen to be dipped or cleaned in a more ready and convenient manner and with less liability of the pen holder becoming soiled with ink.

While the structure disclosed is preferred, it will, of course, be understood that modifications within the scope of the appended claims may be made, without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

What I claim is:--

1. An ink bottle or like ink holder having a mouth portion and a filling well disposed therein and accessible through said mouth portion, and penholder supporting means on said mouth portion comprising partition members, one forming a vertical wall of the well and the other being disposed between said wall and one side of the bottle mouth, said members being spaced from each other and from said side of the bottle mouth to form ink flow passages, one serving to allow downward movement therebetween of the pen carried by the holder into the well, said partitions having upper supporting surfaces provided with spaced projections of small area terminating at their upper portions flush with the rim edge of the mouth to support the penholder and regulate the depth of immersion of the pen into the well.

2. A container for ink having a member disposed therein for limiting the immersion of a penholder during a filling operation, said member having a plurality of upwardly extending substantially knife-edge projections for contact with the penholder end.

3. A container for ink having a member disposed therein for limiting the immersion of a penholder during a filling operation, said member having a serrated surface with upwardly extending substantially knife-edge contact portions and grooved portions therein.

4. In a container for ink having a reservoir portion and a pen filling well, the combination of a penholder, supporting member for limiting the immersion of a penholder into the filling well of the container, said member having a plurality of upwardly extending substantially knife-edge projections for supporting contact with the penholder end.

5. In a container for ink having a reservoir portion and a pen filling well, the combination of a penholder supporting member for limiting the immersion of a penholder into the filling well of the container, said member having a serrated surface consisting of upwardly extending substantially knife-edge contact portions and substantially V-shaped groove portions.

6. In a container for ink having a reservoir portion and a pen filling well, the combination of one or more pen holder supporting members for limiting the immersion of a penholder into the filling well, of the container, said members having a serrated surface consisting of upwardly extending substantially knife-edge contact portions and substantially V-shaped grooved portions.

HAROLD ALDEN JEWE'I'I. 

